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White House $3.1 billion homeless program includes help for vets
The new efforts include job training for homeless vets and legal support to stave off potential financial challenges.
The steps veterans can take to avoid underemployment
Many veterans report that their jobs don't match their skill level. Here's how to find employment that recognizes your expertise.
By Harm Venhuizen
Federal hiring policy changes are on the horizon
Draft changes proposed by the Office of Personnel Management would open more pathways for job applicants to prove they have the desired skills.
By Jessie Bur
Operating at home: How to make SOF troops' transition to civilian life easier
When members of highly motivated and mission-focused teams leave the military, they often struggle to find a new purpose in life.
By Harm Venhuizen
Trump orders the removal of some feds from competitive service
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Oct. 21 that would place policy-facing employees under a new schedule out of the competitive service.
By Jessie Bur
More than a quarter of federal jobs require a degree
Many federal job openings rely on degrees to prove that a candidate has the right skill level, but some jobs require that degree as a minimum threshold for consideration.
By Jessie Bur
7 tips for troops transitioning to civilian world from a former Navy officer and career coach
For military personnel either in the process of transitioning to civilian life or soon looking forward to that life change, career coach and Navy veteran Tom Wolfe offers stories of triumph and misstep from other veterans who have been there.
By Jared Morgan
Feds, contractors hold virtual job fair for nuclear security positions
Positions open aren't just in science and engineering fields. Check them out.
By Karen Jowers
Guardsmen, reservists could see benefits expand after coronavirus missions end
Lawmakers want to extend more VA home loans and waive some medical fees in an effort to recognize their service.
Veterans unemployment saw another small improvement in June
The unemployment rate for all veterans fell to 8.6 percent last month, according to federal officials.
Why there are so few GS-10 positions in government
GS-10 positions are one of the least available jobs in the federal government, due in large part to an idiosyncrasy of the position categorization process.
By Jessie Bur